Air Duffel Carry-On
A Community-Designed Project
Working with customers who travel frequently, we set out to optimize the personal item allowed on most airlines. The result: the roomy, highly-organized Air Duffel for carrying headphones, neck pillow, water bottle, snacks, jacket, magazine, etc. A separate work compartment holds a laptop and work gear.
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All our products are crafted locally in our workshop by the most skilled sewing team in San Francisco.
Material:
- 1050 Denier black ballistic bottom panel
- Brown #10 Cotton Duck tan Waxed Canvas with leather bottom panel
- Naturally-tanned full-grain leather accents
- More details here
Dimensions & Weight:
- Air Duffel:
16 (L) x 8.25 (W) x 10.25 (H) inches
Volume: 22 Liters
40.64 (l) x 20.95 (w) x 26.03 (h) cm
Weight:
Black Ballistic: 2.7 lbs.
Waxed Canvas: 3.25 lbs.
- Optional Air Caddy:
12 (L) x 8 (H) x 1.25 (W) inches; 5 oz.
Hardware:
- Splash-proof YKK Zippers
- Two N35 rare earth magnets
FEATURES:
- External D-rings for attaching accessories.
- Rear slots for quickly hooking glasses or pens.
- Stands upright under airline seat leaving some legroom.
- Expandable end pockets hold travel documents, water bottles. etc.
- Three carry options — removable strap, leather handles, suitcase-handle passthrough.
- Office compartment lays flat for TSA screening with: padded laptop compartment, wide foam-backed pocket for papers or tablet, open-topped pockets, pen slots, and a central area for files.
- Main compartment for personal items opens with half-moon zipper into large chamber with: open-topped pockets, mesh zippered pockets, key fob, and gold lining that lights up interior.
- Pleated front pocket with interior pockets closes with leather flap secured by N35 rare-earth magnets. (Fits optional Air Caddy.)
- OPTIONAL: Martexin Original Wax can be used to touch-up and and freshen the wax on your bag.
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Waterfield Air Duffel Carry-On Bag review: Just right-sized
iMore - November 20, 2019
“Waterfield's Air Duffel Carry-On Bag is perfectly sized to fit under the seat on most airlines, so it can count as your personal bag rather than a carry-on. Yet, you can pack a lot into this small duffel bag, making it ideal for air travel.”
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Review: WaterField Designs’ Air Duffel
The Digital Trekker - November 10, 2019
"In conclusion, I found the bag is made very well and the design is extremely thought out. The bag did great on my trip to Ethiopia with only a few minor hic-ups. I look forward to traveling with it in the future."
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WaterField Air Duffel: Avoid the airline overhead space battle, optimize the under seat space
ZDnet - November 7, 2019
"It is clear to me that serious travelers provided valuable feedback in designing this bag and it was a sheer pleasure to use a bag with no frustrations and clear travel optimization. Air travel is rarely a stress-free activity, but having a bag like the Air Duffel sure makes things easier."
SIZE GUIDE
The Air Duffel has two sections: a work compartment that includes a padded laptop pocket for storing tech gear, and a roomy main section for storing everything else. Several conveniently-placed pockets hold additional gear.
- The padded pocket in the Air Duffel Work Compartment fits these devices
- 16" MacBook Pro
- 13" MacBook Pro, 13" MacBook Air
- iPad Pro (11" & 12.9”) with Magic Keyboard
- Google Pixel Slate
- Surface Pro X
- Surface Pro 7
- Surface Laptop 3 (13.5")
- Surface Book 2 (13.5")
- and other similarly-sized laptops
- The Air Duffel Main Compartment fits assorted items one needs in-flight, and on an overnighter, like:
- headphones
- book, magazines, files
- lunch, snacks, munchies
- jacket, scarf, neck pillow
- a change of clothes
- The Air Duffel Zippered Side Pockets are conveniently located to store small items in a hurry, to quickly access travel documents, to store multiple cell phones, or to hold a water bottle or coffee mug.
- The Air Duffel Front Pocket runs the length of the bag and is protected by a leather flap. It can be used to stow newspapers or the optional Air Caddy. Inside, three open-topped pockets organize more small items.
NOTE: The OPTIONAL Air Caddy is custom-fitted for the front pocket of the Air Duffel and fits these tablets:
- iPad Pro 11” with Magic Keyboard
- iPad mini
- Surface Go
- and other similarly-sized devices
FITS UNDER YOUR SEAT
Meets most airlines' personal item requirements. Multiple easy-access pockets make efficient use of space.
"I like the pocket arrangements. Everything flows in logical order of usage." - Community Design Member
NOT JUST FOR AIR TRAVEL
Roomy interior holds 1-2 days' of clothes. Separate compartment protects tech gear.
"It just seems like a perfect companion for any sort of traveling." - Community Design Member
locally made. globally admired.
All our products are designed and made in our San Francisco workshop, where rent is high, labor expensive, and competition intense. We wouldn’t go anywhere else.
